Young women's attachment style and interpersonal engagement with female TV stars

被引:38
作者
Greenwood, Dara N. [1 ]
Pietromonaco, Paula R. [2 ]
Long, Christopher R.
机构
[1] Univ Michigan, Dept Commun Studies, Ann Arbor, MI 48104 USA
[2] Univ Massachusetts, Amherst, MA 01003 USA
关键词
attachment style; idealization; identification; parasocial relationships; thin ideal; TV characters; women;
D O I
10.1177/0265407507087964
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
The present study builds on an emerging body of research that finds adult attachment style predictive of interpersonal engagement with fictional media personas in ways that are congruent to patterns that emerge in real life relationships. Results of a questionnaire study indicate that a preoccupied attachment style among college women is associated with increased idealization of a favorite female character's behavior and physical appearance. Additionally, the desire to look like a favorite female character was greatest for women selecting thin characters, while perceived similarity to a character's appearance was greatest for those selecting average weight characters. The psychological motivation behind such media involvement and its potential impact on the emotional well being of anxiously attached young women are discussed.
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页码:387 / 407
页数:21
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